/aˈʝeɾ/
Translation
yesterday
Word origin
From Latin ad heri ('to yesterday'), based on heri ('yesterday'). The Latin root also lies behind the formal English term 'hesternal'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ad heri
Examples
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Yesterday I went to the cinema with my sister.
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Yesterday I worked all afternoon at home.
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I do not remember what I had for dinner yesterday.
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I met your sister at the party yesterday.
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Yesterday's newspaper is on the table.
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Grammar articles
(16)Spanish Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Cleft Sentences and Emphasis: fue Pedro quien, lo que quiero es
Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
Spanish Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
The Spanish Neuter lo (lo bueno, lo que, lo de)
Spanish Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns: lo, la, le, se
Spanish Present Perfect: he hablado, ha vivido, hemos visto
Preterite vs Imperfect: How to Choose Between the Two Spanish Past Tenses
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
Advanced Spanish Relative Pronouns: el que, el cual, lo cual and cuyo
Spanish Relative Pronouns: que, quien, lo que, donde and cuando
Reported Speech in Spanish: tense backshift (dice que, dijo que)
Saber vs Conocer: The Two Spanish Verbs for 'To Know'
The Spanish Accidental se (se me cayó, se me olvidó)
Spanish Word Order: SVO, Pro-Drop and the Five Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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